In another match on 2/4, fourth seed Djokovic defeated the "German Golden Boy" Haas and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. He is also Zhang Guan's opponent in the next match.
Djokovic was the most improved player in the ATP last year, rising 70 places in the rankings in one year. This year, Djokovic is even more out of control. He has become the most improved player in the ATP in addition to Federer and Nadal. The best tennis player, and beginning to challenge the dominance of Federer and Nadal in tennis.
If Zhang Guan hadn't suddenly appeared, Djokovic would have been the most eye-catching new tennis star this year, but Zhang Guan's three Grand Slam titles were so dazzling that they completely overshadowed Djokovic's new star.
Perhaps because of this, not many people are optimistic about Djokovic in the upcoming semi-finals.
"Serbian super star Djokovic has gradually become a threat to the two great kings Federer and Nadal through his own efforts. At only 20 years old, Djokovic has climbed to the fourth position in the world rankings. In the brilliant season of 2007, he won a total of 4 singles championships, including two Masters championships over Federer and Nadal, and successfully scored four times in three Grand Slam tournaments. Strong, these are enough to prove Djokovic’s excellence. But this time Djokovic’s opponent is Zhang Guan, a man who swept three Grand Slams this year, a man who has never lost in his tennis career! Although Djokovic is the fourth seed, but facing Zhang Guan, Djokovic still has little chance of winning. Maybe in a few years, when the Serbian super star becomes more mature, he will be able to pull Zhang Guan Get off the altar."
After reading the report on the website, Djokovic had a gloomy expression with a hint of depression.
"Serbian supernova? I have been playing professional tennis for three years after all, but Zhang Guanzai is playing professionally in his first year, so he is considered a supernova! Why does he sound like a veteran, while I There’s a new guy!”
But Djokovic knows that the sports world has always been a place where strength speaks for itself. If he wants to change people's opinions, the best way is to defeat Zhang Guan in the game.
"It is not impossible to beat Zhang Guan. If I can beat Federer and Nadal, it is equally possible to beat Zhang Guan!"
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On September 8, the US Open entered the final sprint stage, and the two men's singles semifinals will be held on this day.
One of the semifinals pits Federer against the 15th seeded Spaniard Ferrer. Ferrer was in the same group as Nadal, but he defeated the powerful Nadal in the fourth round, and then defeated the 20th seed Argentine Chela in the quarter-finals, and met Federer in the semi-finals. This prevented the "Cow-Bean Showdown" that everyone was looking forward to happening again. Without the "cow-bean showdown", this semi-final also lacks attraction. With Ferrer's level, it is really difficult to stop Federer from advancing.
The other semi-final is of course the match between Zhang Guan and Djokovic. This is also the first meeting between the two.
Facing Djokovic, who is known as the "supernova", Zhang Guan has no careless attitude. In the eyes of others, Djokovic may be just a strong young man, but in Zhang Guan's eyes, Djokovic is Djokovic is the future number one figure in tennis, so Zhang Guan attaches no less importance to Djokovic than Federer.
Djokovic, on the other hand, participated in the competition like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Being able to enter the semi-finals of the US Open is already Djokovic's best result in the US Open. Therefore, Djokovic Jokovic also has a mentality of fighting to win every game.
In the first set, Zhang Guan took the lead in serving. Zhang Guan did not fully expose his strength at the beginning. After the two sides tied at 30-30, Zhang Guan successfully challenged Hawkeye and got the game point at 40-30. Then Djokovic returned the ball again. Out of bounds, Zhang Guan successfully won the first game.
Djokovic did not get into the state quickly in his serve game. He made a double fault when he came up. After four balls, the two sides also tied at 30-30. At this time, Djokovic directly served and scored. , got the game point 40-30, and then Djokovic sent an ACE ball from the outside corner. When everyone thought Djokovic was going to keep serve, Zhang Guan challenged Hawkeye, proving that this was An out-of-bounds ball. Djokovic, who was ordered to serve again, made a mistake and the score became 40-40. Fortunately, Djokovic found the feel of serving at this time and finally succeeded in holding serve.
The next two games were played at a very fast pace. It only took five minutes for both sides to end the two games, with the score tied at 2-2.
In the fifth game, with the help of superb serving skills, Zhang Guan quickly got two game points at 40-15. With a beautiful pass in front of the net, Zhang Guan went to the next game. In the sixth game, Djokovic used his strong defense on the bottom line to lead 30-15. Then he scored directly with an ACE and a serve. The Serbian guy won four straight points to maintain serve. Zhang Guan still maintained serve in the seventh game. In the eighth game, Djokovic sent a double fault and a return error with a 40-0 lead. The score reached 40-30. Fortunately, this key An ACE ball at that time saved Djokovic and allowed him to successfully hold serve. The score of 4-4 in the first set made the match look evenly matched.
Zhang Guan still maintained his strength and won the ninth game to lead 5-4. In the tenth game that followed, Zhang Guan suddenly exerted his strength, and Djokovic was unable to react with the continuous cross-balls. Zhang Guan got the first break point of the day at 40-30. At this time, Djokovic acted too hastily and made a mistake, thus losing his serve.
The score of the first set was 6-4, and Zhang Guan won.
After losing, Djokovic seemed a little annoyed. He played very well in his first four service games. The score of 4-4 in the first eight games was also evenly matched, but in the crucial tenth game , he suddenly lost the game, and it was this lost game that caused him to lose the first set.
"It seems that the gap between me and Zhang Guan is not that big. I was not calm in handling the ball at the critical moment, so I lost the first set. As long as I play hard, I can still compete with Zhang Guan."
After a short adjustment, Djokovic took to the court again.
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The two sides competed in the second set, and the first eight games were tied at 4-4.
However, in the ninth game of Djokovic's game, Djokovic got three game points after serving an ACE. Zhang Guan changed his ball path and recovered one point. Subsequently, Djokovic continued Two shots went out of bounds, allowing Zhang Guan to equalize the score. Then Djokovic hit the ball out of bounds for the third time, allowing Zhang Guan to take the lead. At this juncture, Djokovic actually made a double fault, sending the score to Give Zhang Guan a game.
With three game points in his hand being reversed, Djokovic felt extremely annoyed. Then Zhang Guan successfully held serve and won the set 6-4.
"Damn! I lost the ball at a critical moment again!" The angry Djokovic slammed the racket to the ground, and the racket was smashed directly by Djokovic.
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The subsequent third set seemed to be a replica of the first two sets. In the first eight rounds, the two sides played evenly matched, and then Zhang Guan won two consecutive rounds and won with a score of 6-4.
"6-4, 6-4 again! This damn 6-4!" Djokovic cursed in his heart angrily.
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